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'It's NOT OK': Dejan Kulusevski insists Tottenham MUST 'start playing from the first minute' if they want to 'be a big team' after they fell behind once again in their draw with Brentford

Dejan Kulusevski admits he is at a loss to explain Tottenham's costly habit of starting slowly and conceding first, but promised the team will work hard to find a solution.

Spurs have conceded the first goal in their last nine games. On Boxing Day, they went 2-0 down at Brentford before fighting back for a point, but were dissatisfied.

'We have to improve,' said Swedish winger Kulusevski. 'It's not OK to start games like this. If we want to be a big team, then we have to start playing from the first minute.